Saddam found guilty
 

and sentenced to death by hanging

good news...

i dont take you for the type to post fake news...

but, seriously?

oh.
holy shit
just saw it on CNN

its real
owned..

not sure how i feel about this. he wants the death penalty.. i think he deserves life in a shithole prison

The verdict of guilty and the application of the death penalty is correct :thumbsup

You bag Sarah. You beat me to it! LOL

Here's the link from Yahoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061105/...saddam_verdict

he should have sat in a prison for the rest of his life.

He got off easy

Quote:

Originally Posted by bl4h (Post 11244922) he should have sat in a prison for the rest of his life. He got off easy

Correct.

2hp

And the fans go crazy .....


http://www.imagefilez.com/out.php/i29034_k47.jpg

I typed it as it was being read out on the BBC...I wouldn't post 'fake' news.

Personally, I am against the death penalty in general. However, if he remained alive in a jail he would just be the focus of hostage exchange attempts, etc for years to come.

The potential is here for the worlds top grossing PPV in history!!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...res/saddam.jpg

:1orglaugh

Am I the only one who thinks he should NOT be sentenced to death?

A dead martyr is much more potent than a jailed criminal.

His death is likely to result in a much higher state of alert with increased bombings in Iraq with the loss of many more troops.

Although not supported by all, Saddam has a very big following and this puppet government would have found him guilty and sentenced him to death even if Mother Tereasa and the pope had acted as charactor witnesses.

A bad call IMO.

Sarah made a very intelligent point about him being the focus of attempted hostage exchanges, etc.

Even though we'd never give him up, it wouldn't stop people from trying.

They'd be kidnapping journalists left and right (even more so than now), in attempts to gain bartering chips to recover Saddam.

Sarah - I, too, am not in favor of the death penalty simply because the justice system is not without imperfections. I'd rather 1000 people who deserve death would get life in prison, rather than see 1 innocent man sentenced to death.

Last week or so, a particularly gruesome rape conviction from 1981 was overturned thanks to DNA evidence that is available thanks to (new-to-1981) technology.

This thread needs a Theme Song. LOL

http://www.copadorer.com/BadBoys.mp3

MMmm... sounds like there is plenty gunfire in the region of the court, tho that appears to be more celebratory than much else, - but clashes have started being reported in areas.

Next are the appeals... and these may be heard in a relatively short time (5 -20 days) and if upheld, the death sentence has to be carried out in 30 days. Hell knows what other action will happen in that time - prob a tally of another 500 or so death.

The comments are already starting on the "management" of this trial by the US - eg the judgements are 300 pages long. No Iraqi judges have ever written judgements remotely of this length.

Think they will have under-card executions? Or just the main event?

Still, if capital punishment is going to be certain in any case, this is probably it ;)

Verdict comes on November 5th. Gee, what timing right before the elections in two days.

MSNBC reported that they went through today's proceedings unusually fast. That nobody was allowed to speak and that the judge was very "mechanical" in moving right along.

Obviously, he was ordered to do this so that all the big US Sunday morning news shows would have time to get their stories ready.

Talk about a November surprise. If the media shows images of mass celebrations in Iraq, it'll make people feel good about the war.... and vote Republican.

However it could backfire if there is violence.

Good post :thumbsup

I hardly think the death of anyone should be described as 'good news'

In before 10 other threads on the exact same topic are created.

I thought Squishipimp's was :1orglaugh

That's some bullshit spin from the democrats... it just prooves that this thing is just a big mess.

Death by "hagning" ? WTF is that are we still in the 1500s ?

You remember the pandering to media in the Somalia adventure with a landing timed to match US media and the showing of some unwitting soldier land with a flag on the beach in Somalia - the lighting of course, perfect :1lorglaugh

JUst been monitoring a number of media stations and, kinda surprising so far, that every one, without exception, has delivered what they consider were the views of the people and stated one hell of a lot of US and UK criticism at the invasion and the ongoing failure of operations since that time. It appears that Saddam is not their major priority, - more a concern over the fuckups of their country.

There are also growing issues which appear to have come out of the trial of Saddam, in that there are crimes being committed by US contractors and questions being asked as to why these people are not on trial with Saddam.

Seriously doubt there is going to be any reduction in the violence in that region - but a danger of an escalation - or possible civil war.

I wonder how many people think this means construction workers?

vs

Special forces being very well paid with different rules of engagement?

(rules I agree with in a war zone)

Sure.. construction workers :winkwink: Na.. they appear to know pretty well what "US contractors" are - hired killers at arms length from the govt. Nothing new there.

death by hanging? now that's brutal....

seriously. i cant believe they still do that in other countrys.

LOL, it really is quite reamarkable timing on the verdict.

Definitely one of those things that make you go hmmmmmmm. LOL

especially in "Democracies" lol

I assumed this would be the final verdict!

Hah hah, gotta love FOX TV's propoganda as usual showing happy Iraqi's clapping and happy.

:1orglaugh

I hold very much the same view. It isn't that I don't want the guilty to suffer but it is that I don't want the innocent to die.

Well, he wanted to die by firing squad as he claimed he was a military man. So, in a way the death by hanging instead if a sort of added insult to him.


I wonder how long the judge stays alive.

Death penalty suck no matter does it he deserve it or not.

death penalty is not a penalty

i thought he will be releised...

It was actually Iraq's own law that provided such punishment..

"US President Bush declined to give a direct reply to whether Saddam will be executed. He said, "I've got my own personal views of how he ought to be treated, but I'm not an Iraqi citizen. It's going to be up to the Iraqis to make those decisions."

Blair said that it should be the Iraqis that would determine the penalties of Saddam."

LINK

A ball call? dude your making it sound like a political choice here

Let me remind you that this is a court of law. Decisions are made in a court of law NOT to help the future, decisions are made based on crimes.

Remember that.

i wish they could have found 2 different translators for the clip... its quite confusing listening to one person translate for saddam and the judge.

Violence is likely to be relatively low since Iraq is in under an "indefinite Curfew"... by indefinite they probably mean until Nov 8:2 cents:

why is it good news? Has the guy done anything to you, or to the United States for that matter?
Please, don't let the government wash your brain... The one that deserves hanging in Bush, but we, as a nation, are too scared to do anything about it.

Truth is if he was left alive, there would be attempts at rescue sooner or later. So even though it's a bit brutal it's probably 4 the best.

Agreed.....

The timing in relation to the midterm elections is almost...uncanny. ;)

Bah Bah Sheep.

Why would a reminder about the mess in Iraq be helpful to the administration?

Not everything in this world is a Republican conspiracy.